This is Australia 🇦🇺 — what it is, and what sits on the far side of the planet from it. The antipode is the point you would reach by digging straight through the centre of the Earth.
| Capital | Canberra |
|---|---|
| Population | about 25.4 million |
| Area | 7,687,331 km² (2,968,094 sq mi) |
| Region | Australia and New Zealand, Oceania |
| Economy | Developed region: nonG7 |
| Income group | High income: OECD |
| Official name | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Also written | Australia (es) · Australie (fr) · 澳大利亚 (zh) · أستراليا (ar) · Австралия (ru) · オーストラリア (ja) |
Start near the middle of Australia and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 24.8415° N, 46.9414° W, in North Atlantic Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; the nearest coast is Antigua and Barbuda 🇦🇬, roughly 1,728 km (1,074 miles) north-east — far enough out that no shore would be in sight.
The closest settlement of any size is Saint John's, Antigua and Barbuda, about 1,768 km (1,099 miles) from the point.
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